Priyanshi bhandari

Bowring Institute ITF Women: Yashaswini Panwar of India scored an upset win to enter the final round of qualifying in the Bowring Institute ITF Women’s World Tour event being played at the Bowring Institute tennis courts here on Sunday.

In the first round of qualifying played here on Sunday, the 22-year-old Yashaswini Panwar, who resides in Karnataka, demolished the third seed Demi Tran of the Netherlands in straight sets, 7-5, 6-2.

In another upset victory, Vanshita Pathania overcame seventh seed Priyanshi Bhandari in three sets, 6-3, 4-6, 10-8 in a match that lasted a little over two hours. As many as three matches out of 16 remained unfinished owing to bad light on Sunday.